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In windows 10, when you want to format a partition specifically as FAT32 (for example an SDcard that is going to be used in your phone) when you right-click the disk and choose format, only NTFS and exFAT are shown as possible format options.
Is there another way, preferably without installing an additional tool or booting into a different mode to format as FAT32?
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While LPChip’s answer is ‘correct’ and should work in most cases unless the partition is over 32gb. I typically use a bit of third party software from ridgecrop that does the same thing but handles larger partitions. I’ve used their command line fat32formatterextensively over the past few years.
They have a GUI tool that more or less does what it says on the tin now. Formatting speeds are crazy fast and I’ve not had any issues with it.
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Yes.
The GUI version of format is limited only to NTFS and exFAT, probably because this is what you’ll ever need on Windows.
Luckily if you run format from the command prompt, you can specify far more options to format your disk in.
Format 64gb Micro Sd Card To Fat32 Windows 10
Format /? shows the following:
As you can see, /FS:filesystem allows you to format as
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FAT (fat16), FAT32, exFAT, NTFS, UDF and ReFS.
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I just ran into this issue and found that the Disk Management tool built into Windows can handle this for partitions of 4GB or less.
Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Create and format hard disk partitions or search for Disk Management.
Right click on the volume and choose Shrink Volume.., then shrink it to 4GB or less. After that, both FAT32 and Quick Format options will be available in the Format.. dialog.
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Tap on the option to confirm you want to erase the contents of your SD card when prompted to by your Android. Your Android device will begin to format your micro SD card, and erase all its contents. [2]
- You may see several screens that ask you if you are sure that you wish to format your SD card. Doing so will erase all the content on the card.
- Follow the prompts to erase and format your card.
- Once you have formatted, your card will be formatted to FAT32 filesystem type. All your content will be cleared, and you will have a new card formatted to your Android phone.
- Note: If you are using Android 6.0 Marshmallow, you will have the option to treat your SD card as either internal storage or portable storage. If you choose to use it as portable storage your SD card will be treated like any other removable storage, allowing you to remove it and transfer files to your computer or another device. If you make it internal, it will be formatted and not be allowed to be read by your computer. Your SD card will be treated as your main storage system. [3]
